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That's funny.

I went to my 30th. No more cliques. Some of the "cool" girls actually sat down with my best friend & me.

Regarding fool hardiness, I spent some time on the branch leaders' roof sweeping off pine needles. I hit a wasp nest and got bitten all over.

I wonder if BATS was Mrs. Wierwille's passive aggressive way to expose VP. After all, she was mistreated by him througout their marriage and after his death called him a "mean mean man."

Thank, Excie. Love you posts! Glad you're still here.

How about inviting every one and their mother to your home? What about giving out your phone number all over town? Especially if you're female. We got our share of obscene phone calls.

Willie Grove, if I recall correctly.

I got out before my daughter was born too. I was seven months pregnant.

This isn't exactly an angel but....my husband's brother's car broke down in the middle of nowhere. He was looking under the hood and realized he needed a specific tool which he didn't have. He heard a clinking sound and saw the tool on the ground. He used it and got the car running again. Later he put the tool in his tool box and when he later looked for it, it was gone.

I laughed but I shouldn't.

Well, I'm sure that with that great music, inspiring teachings and great outreach, the auditorium will be full to capacity in no time!

My mom smoked and died from emphyseyma at 69. She would probably have lived into her 80's otherwise. She had quit but the damage was done.

I just ordered it from Amazon. I'm such a sucker for books.

Yeah, me too

And to think that we were always told that our assignments were given to first benefit the person. What a crock.

HQ sounds like prison.

They don't need to invite anybody to speak because they already know everything.

If you have a high position in TWI, it's because of your stand. If you are a lowly plebian, it's because you are out of fellowship.

Not to mention how the practice of yelling at people all the time doesn't exactly motivate them.

Yeah, what chockfull said!

Don't know if you're still around. I was in San Diego when you were. (still am in SD). I looked at your website. Your name and face look familiar. Thanks for your story. I'm glad everything worked out for you.

Thanks, Ex. Love your posts. Ha Ha Good one!

When I left, I couldn't believe how I had let people who had no authority over me control me ilke that for all those years. I realized that the prison had been more in my head than anything else. It was like "learned helplessness." Like in the experiment where they put a dog in a pen and shocked him every time he touched the sides to get out. Eventually they took the sides of the pen away and the dog just stayed there. That was us. Inprisioned by an illusion. Those people have NO authority over you. Absolutely none. They are crazy people who think you owe them obedience. They have NO right to tell you anything about what you should do or not do. You are free if you want to be. Nothing will happen to you if you leave. They can't touch you. As soon as you get away you'll find out they don't even care that much that you left.

I'm Gumby, dammit!

I can't believe I went to all that stuff.